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Dodgers' Mookie Betts Joins Julio Rodríguez, Vlad Jr. in 2023 MLB Home Run Derby

For the first time in his career, Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts will be in MLB's Home Run Derby.

MLB announced that the star will be participating in the 2023 Derby at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, joining the likes of Julio Rodriguez and Vladimir Guerrero Jr in the field.

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Betts leads the Dodgers with 20 home runs in 2023. He is the 13th Dodger to make an appearance in the Home Run Derby and the first since Joc Pederson in 2019, according to the team.